By Chris Oddo | Sunday September 27, 2015

 

Irina-Camelia Begu won her second career title and first in three years by taking out qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich in straight sets.

Photo Source: Korean Open

Qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich saw her dream week come to a halt in Sunday’s Korea Open final as Irina-Camelia Begu broke open a close first set to cruise to a breezy, 6-3, 6-1 victory.

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Begu claims her second career title with the win, and first in three years.

The Romanian reeled off eight straight games from 3-3 in set one to take control of things in the final. Begu entered the tournament at 29 in the world, but will rise to a career-high 26 as a result of her title.

21-year-old Sasnovich made the most of her qualifying bid. She had only won three tour-level matches prior to Korea, but reeled off four straight, including wins over third-seeded Sloane Stephens and second-seeded Anna Karolina Schmiedlova before dropping the final.